Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2007

The Net2 Secret Plan from Marnie Webb NpTech Tag New Year's Reflections, Predictions, and Best Ofs What are some of the ways that the social web marks the New Year? Chronicle of Philanthropy has a roundup of predictions for 2008 from. And finally, Chris Brogan focused on needs for 2008. Let's take a look.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2011

Yet, executives also report enormous satisfaction in working with talented, dedicated, and inspiring staff members. Next Generation Leaders Speak Out (2008) and Daring to Lead 2011: A National Study of Nonprofit Executive Leadership. In the words of one executive, personnel management is a "sucking bog.".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Raymond raised some good reflective questions about backchannels that are still very relevant four years later as back channels goe more mainstream and search for best practices on how to incorporate them into our conferencing experience. One of the reflections. (Warning she says the F-word on the clip.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2013

I’ve been using Feedly since 2008, when Kevin Gamble from the Extension community mentioned it during an online workshop that I facilitated. I’ve been using Feedly since 2008, when Kevin Gamble from the Extension community mentioned it during an online workshop that I facilitated. ” moment. If so what are they?

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Mark Becker, Founding Partner at Cathexis Partners – Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008 to help nonprofit organizations get the most from their existing technology tools, implement new technology to address gaps, and find the best overall approach to using technology to support their missions.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2022

However, it is equally, if not more important to reflect on the things we’ve learned, and what we’re grateful for. Once they saw how meaningful that work was, they kept coming back. We did a survey of hundreds of professionals during the 2008 and 2009 downturn, and found that often wasn’t the case.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

“In the next ten to fifteen years, rapid change in a post-pandemic world and emerging technology will revolutionize nearly every job, eliminate some, and create new forms of work that we have yet to imagine,” says Deanna Mulligan , author of the new book, Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap. The future of work is now!

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 3, 2012

She spearheaded the successful Take Back the Filter Brita recycling campaign in 2008, and her life and work have been profiled in Susan Freinkel's book, Plastic: A Toxic Love Story , in Captain Charles Moore's book, Plastic Ocean , and in the award-winning film, Bag It.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

While driving to work recently I heard an NPR report about philanthropic giving in the US; but it was not the numbers I had just read in Giving USA 2012 published by the Giving USA Foundation and compiled by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Giving USA’s number for individual giving in 2008 is $214 billion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

We sang the song of welcome which is also about being networked and working together. After finishing the song, we rubbed noses which was a traditional welcome gesture. One thing I have learned working mostly outside of the US is to start a training by honoring a local tradition. I have written about this in great detail here.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

I’ve followed and supported the work of Peter Deitz and Social Actions ever since hearing about his passion and ideas a few years ago. Around the time of the Nonprofit Technology Network ’s 2008 NTC conference, an even brighter light bulb went on. The results we were able to produce didn’t reflect the full contents of our database.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2020

America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. Now should be no different. A massive expansion of service is required to meet today’s challenges.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

“In the next ten to fifteen years, rapid change in a post-pandemic world and emerging technology will revolutionize nearly every job, eliminate some, and create new forms of work that we have yet to imagine,” says Deanna Mulligan , author of the book, Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap. The future of work is now!

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2013

What we DID know is that the people coming would be connected through work that focuses on sharing intense and not always comfortable emotions online. I feared that the event would feel cliquey and wouldn't represent the creative, inclusive spirit of Ze's work. Online to onsite migration isn't always easy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, it reflects a year of research and analysis, including conversations with 300+ community stakeholders. Silicon Valley philanthropy is increasing: Individual giving rose 150 percent between 2008 and 2013, from $1.9 billion to $4.8 Bridging the Gaps.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2007

Hot on the heels of that (OK, not so hot – about 3 weeks later) I had a great conversation with my old colleague Marc Osten about some work Lasa is doing around providing support to technology providers in their neck of the woods (that’d be the UK.) How do you teach the ins and outs of the nonprofit sector?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Coordinate efforts, take joint action, and dis­seminate information about what works. What if a funder is also an activist deeply connected to the movement work? I am struck by how much this work is still evolving and am glad there is a community of learning to dig into these topics further. Engage in advocacy campaigns.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

This past Sunday was October 10th, 2010 – also know as 101010, the Global Work Day for climate action supported by 350.org Whether you were, or weren’t, I’m hoping you’ll join with me for a few minutes to think, and reflect. org and others. Find more pictures and stories from #101010 and 350.org

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

That said, these best practices will be a work in progress and updated regularly. It’s worth noting that beginning July 31 Google will delete all private Google Profiles (this best practice will then be revised to reflect the new sign up process), so at the very least your first name, last name, and profile picture will be public.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

What seem to work was: Some influential people responding publically that they had donated. Connie Reece shared some insights in this interview and you find more links to case studies and post campaign reflections here. September, 2008 Dr. Mani, a heart surgeon in India - and Web 2.0

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

We are here to talk about how to lead and manage in our new work reality. Let’s see if we can get to work. Hopefully it’ll work. My first time in really understanding what that meant was in 2008. Well, good afternoon, everybody. You want to get rid of all that burnout if we can. Thanks for being here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Note from Beth: Last May, Mark Pescue published a provocative essay called the "Tower and the Clouds" which talked about the tension between working in traditional, hierarchical nonprofits and the "cloud" like behavior of working with social media. Should they establish a nonprofit for their work to support growth?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2018

Foundations have consistently remained conservative in their grant and operational spending since the financial market crash of 2008 and have been looking to do more with their limited resources. Recommendation: When you are working with your grant partners or reviewing their needs, work to connect them to all available resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

Photo Source: Yuba Colleage Public Space Back in September, 2008, after reading this post by Chris Brogan about taking your blog to the next level, I was inspired. My Zoetica colleague, Geoff Livingston , suggested that I don't go the DIY route and work with a professional web/blog designer! But I got stuck! Call to Action.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

(Which reminds me of what was said by the 3rd Zen Patriarch – “The Great Way is not difficult for those with no preferences&# ) But it is all pretty unformed – how do I bring my deep commitment to spirituality (and, in fact, a commitment that is at the core of my life) to this work? 2 Deborah Elizabeth Finn 01.22.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2012

” This was one of the reasons why I wanted to write the book, “ The Networked Nonprofit ,” with co-author Alison Fine back in 2008-09. I noticed a big change in 2010, the year the book was published. ” Does this signal that working in networks been become normal in the nonprofit sector?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Our Story Recently, four allied grassroots campaigns (1Sky, Clean Energy Works, the Energy Action Coalition and Focus the Nation) set out to build an unprecedented online community: multiple organizations engaging their supporters together toward common goals on a shared online platform. We called it “The Climate Network.&#.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

It is an internal assessment tool which helps organizations figure out what parts of their online strategy are working, and what parts might need tweaking. That, however, WILL not be reflected in our webstats for a while, if at all. Organizing a community and serving it well has a lot of dimensions poorly reflected in webstats alone.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 19, 2016

One cannot help but reflect back on these past few weeks, the incredible athletes and what they have accomplished. Questions such as, what inspires these national representatives to work towards this ultimate goal? The Olympics – A Guideline to Continuous Learning. Which leaves the typical viewer with a lot of questions.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

This is an indication that nonprofits are definitely moving in the right direction, which is also reflected in the Nielsen Study (What Americans Do Online, August 2010 ). Did you know that mobile web use increased by 230% between 2008 and 2009? [1] And 92% of surveyed nonprofits plan on using at least one of these tools in 2011.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2013

These people are willing to take more risks since challenging experiences are chance to grow and that their performance on every task is not a reflection on their intelligence. How does you deal with a mistake or failure in your work? How can we encourage this as both individually and organizationally?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I met James Leventhal via Twitter and we ended up working together on a project. When the New de Young opened it did a 32-hour party and community celebration , starting a trend that was then picked up by the Contemporary Jewish Museum with Dawn in 2008 and now the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Therefore, conducting these time studies will help organizations better allocate their employees’ time based on the work they do in a typical work-week. This is an outdated model that limits the impact and diversity of the work in the nonprofit sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

But, maybe you've done some of that thinking and implemented a few focused social media experiments in 2008 and have gleaned some insights. Great work. Or maybe you just jumped in as an individual and need to refine an organizational strategy. If you are using a RSS reader, evaluate if it is still works for you. Good for you!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

In my tests it was buggy (some parts of it just didn’t work), and the interface was still a bit crude. Here at ReadyTalk, I am the Account Manager who works with our Nonprofit Customers helping them save money increase their efficiency through using our audio and web conferencing services. Audio works fine for all platforms.

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2016

" So wrote Cynthia Gibson, then of the Carnegie Corporation , and Nonprofit Quarterly Editor-in-Chief Ruth McCambridge in a 2008 special issue of that magazine dedicated to infrastructure. We need the research to understand what works and what doesn't. This work is being done, but not with the level of support it should have.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

There were internal benefits as well, with 68% citing an increased access to knowledge, up 30% from 2008, and 54% claiming reduced communications costs, up by 20% from 2008. ” One big standout for me was the statistic that claims 52% of respondents feel they have increased the effectiveness of their marketing using web 2.0

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